Runner Sets New Standard At W&m 5k

November 01, 2000|By ED RICHARDS Daily Press

Kathy Newberry didn't just crack the women's course record at the William and Mary Homecoming 5K Run on Saturday, she demolished it.

Newberry, a graduate student and former standout runner at W&M, blistered the 3.1-mile course in 17 minutes and 18 seconds. That smashed the 1996 record (18:15) of Sonja Friend-Uhl, another former W&M track star who competed in the Olympic Trials in the 1,500 meters this summer.

Newberry, 22, was never pushed. Her closest challenger, Kris Wilson of Newport News, finished a distant second in 18:37.

The men's race also turned into a rout. Christian McMurray, a current W&M runner, came across the finish line in 15:29. Teammates Michael Keeling (16:28) and David Maurer (16:32) took second and third place.

AREA SOCCER. The Williamsburg Soccer Club's U-17 Dynamo made a strong showing but lost on penalty kicks to the Herndon Internationals in the semifinals of the State Cup in Virginia Beach Saturday.

The Dynamo scored in the first minute of play on a goal by Austin Yoffy, but the Internationals answered a minute later to tie the game.

The defenses took over from there, with neither team able to score during the remainder of regulation play and during two 15-minute overtime periods.

Then came the penalty kicks shootout, which the Internationals won 4-2.

In Gloucester Baystars action, the U-10 Boulders fought to a 1-1 tie with the Northern Neck Hurricanes while the Lafayette Crew downed the U-13 Blast 2-1 Sunday.

After yielding an early goal, the Boulders scored near the end of the first half when Shane Todd took a throw-in from Lee Holland deep in Hurricanes' territory and scored his eighth goal of the season.

The second half was a defensive standoff.

IOW REC. Roland Britt and Steven King played home run derby as front-running Moody's hammered Atlantic Equipment 31-2 in the Isle of Wight Rec Men's Softball League last Wednesday.

Britt unloaded for three home runs and seven RBIs as Moody's upped its record to 12-2. King connected for two home runs and six RBIs.

Cutters beat Chip's Wrecker & Towing 14-1 and West Sportswear 18-7 to stay on the heels of Moody's at 11-3.